Corset



M. M. DOWN ER CORSET Feb. 5, 1924; 3,4@2543 Filed Nov. 25 D322 PatentedFeb. 5, i924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES MOODY DOWNER, IBRIDGrIIlIPORT,` CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 LARESISTA CORSET CO., 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

CORSET.

T 0 all whom l? may concern.'

Be it known that I, Moses MOODY DowNEn, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and Stateof Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorsets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it apper tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incorsets, and the primary object thereof is to provide a corset which hasthe hooks and also the eyes forl the hooks mounted on sections that areflexibly connected to the vertical side front parts of the corset body7thereby to not only facilitate connection of the hooks and eyes, but toalso afford greater comfort t0 the wearer.

The invention further aims to provide hook and eye carrying sections`which are reinforced by flexible means, such as woven wire springs, orthe like, the sections having the hooks and eyes secured in advance ofthe reinforcing means so that the pull or tension of the hooks and eyeswill be rendered uniform, and at the same time the strain on theelastic, which connects the reinforcing means and the hooks and eyes tothe corset body, is uniformly distributed throughout the length of theelastic.

Still further, the invention aims to provide improved means forassembling the various parts to afford a durable and lasting structure.

The invention has still further and other objects which will be laterset forth and manifested in the course of the following description.

In the drawings Figure l, is a fragmentary elevation of one side of thecorset,

Figure 2, is a section on line 2*,2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the corset.

In proceeding in accordance with the pres` ent invention, it will beunderstood that each free side part of the corset is constructed alike,the drawings illustrating the part carrying the hooks. The side part 1,of the corset body is suitably secured to a section 2 of elastic, theelastic section extending throughout the length of the corset. The

hooks 3 are riveted at fl to and along the outer side of a fabric strip`5. A suitable flexible stay, such for example as the woven wire spring6 extends throughout the length of the corset and overlies the oppositeor inner side of the hoolccarrying strip 5. Connecting strips 7 and 8 ofsimilar conn struction have their side edges inturned and engageopposite sides of and embrace the hook-carrying strip 5; the flexiblestay 6 and the outer side of the elastic section 2, the inner side 9 ofthe elastic section over-lapping the flexible stay so as to cushion thelatter. Lines of stitching 10 secure the connecting strips 7 and 8 tothe hook-carrying strip 5, while a similar line of stitching ll securesthe inturned or inner sides of the strips 7 and 8 to the elastic section2. The lines of stitching 1l and l0 further form or define a pocket inwhich the flexible stay is confined or housed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the flexible front sectioncarrying the hooks is not directly connected to the flexible woven wirestay, but is separately mounted between the connecting strips T and 8,the latter also carrying the flexible stay 6. In this manner, the hooksand eyes (not shown) are not subject to distortion, but exert uniformtension on the elastic strip 2 and also on the flexible stay 6, so thatan evenly balanced structure results, which affords maximum comfort tothe wearer, and increased longevity of the corset.

It will be further noted that the strips 7 and 8 and the inner side ofthe flexible strip 5, afford a pocket receiving the flexible stay.

What is claimed is l. The hereindescribed improvement in theconstruction of the meeting front sections of a corset, including anelastic strip extending the full length of the corset and stitched alongits inner side edge to the front body portion of each section to form apart thereof, a pair of opposed fabric strips each stitched along theirinner vertical side edges to the outer vertical side edge portion ofeach elastic strip, fastening meansI secured between each pair of stripsalong the outer vertical side edge portions thereof, said pairs ofstrips bein connected by intermediate lines of stitching, which latterform pockets adjacent to the outer vertical side edge of the elasticstrips, and a stiffening stay in each pocket,

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2. The hereindeeeribed `improvenient\ in the construction of themeeting' front sections of a corset including an elastic Stripextending' the full length .ofthe corset and bei/ngr composediwholl)7 ofthe fabric itself,

stiif'ening means in each pocket, and faistening means secured to thefront side edge of l'the fabric strip.

3. The herein described improvement in "the 'construction of the meetingfront sections of a corset, comprisinganelastic strip extending the fulllength of `each of said -sections and stitched along its inner edge tothe front body portion -of each section, a fabric Vstripetitohed to 'theouter edge of each of said elastic strips and forming a part of thesections and provided with a vertical shirr pocket adjacent the elasticstrip Yand liaviiigits`f1o1it edge portion belrond said pocket composedWholly of the fabric itself, a stiifening stay housed Within "the pocketof each section, and clasp elements lSecured to each front` edgeportion. In testimony whereof I aiiix my si gnature hereto. l

MOSES MOODY DOWN ER.

